List of topics
1. Nativist theories of learning.
2. Connectionist theories of learning.
3. Social interactionist theories of learning.
4. Language learning and the dynamic systems approach.
5. Processability Theory
6. The role of input in language learning.
7. The role of output in language learning
8. The role of instruction in language learning.
9. The role of individual differences in language learning learning.
Readings:
De Bot, K., & Loewie, W., Verspoor, M,. (2006). Second language acquisition. An advanced resource book . London: Routledge.
Doughty, C., & Long, M. (Eds.) (2004). The handbook of second language acquisition . Oxford: Blackwell. Selected chapters.
Ellis, R. (1994). The study of second language acquisition . Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Jordan, G. (2004). Theory construction in second language acquisition . Amsterdam: John Benjamins.